Research Article
Exchange Transfusion for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2006 to 2011
Table 3
Changes in haematology and chemistry in readmitted babies before and after exchange transfusion.
| | Variable | Before | After | value |
| | Total bilirubin μmol/L (mean (SD)) | 507.4 (127.8) | 289.8 (59.8) | <0.001 | | Direct bilirubin μmol/L (median (range)) | 34 (21.5–55.5) | 22 (9.0–51.5) | 0.463 | | Haemoglobin g/dL (mean (SD)) | 13.2 (2.6) | 14.0 (1.8) | 0.306 | | White cell count ×109/L (median (range)) | 11.0 (7.1–15.4) | 9.8 (5.6–12.7) | 0.191 | | Platelets ×109/L (mean (SD)) | 257.4 (106.0) | 109.1 (79.1) | <0.001 | | Sodium mmol/L (median (range)) | 145 (139.5–148.0) | 144.0 (136.0–146.5) | 0.324 | | Urea mmol/L (mean (SD)) | 5.9 (4.7) | 4.9 (3.8) | 0.498 | | Creatinine μmol/L (median (range)) | 46.0 (36.0–67.0) | 55.0 (35.0–61.8) | 0.726 | | Calcium mmol/L (median (range)) | 2.4 (2.3–2.5) | 3.2 (2.7–3.5) | 0.001 | | Magnesium mmol/L (median (range)) | 0.88 (0.76–0.95) | 0.84 (0.76–0.90) | 0.824 | | Phosphate mmol/L (mean (SD)) | 1.9 (0.4) | 2.5 (0.4) | 0.002 | | C reactive protein mg/mL (median (range)) | 4.0 (1.4–9.4) | 4.0 (1.3–13.7) | 0.678 |
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